Guardian WvW | Small Group Greatsword, Scepter/Focus | Roamer [TBAG] Medi Guardian Roamer
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Summary
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This is the best roaming build for guardian at the moment.
With high dps and high sustain the medi guardian is great for roaming, it can deal wiht conditions and pure damage well with clenses from multiple skills and blinds blocks galore.
I. Weapons and Skills
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- Vengeful Strike½Strike your foe again.Damage: 296Range: 130
- Wrathful Strike½Attack with a final, powerful strike that applies might for each foe you strike.Damage: 443Might: 5 sRange: 130
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- 0Fury: 4 sRetaliation: 5 s
- 0Fury: 4 sRetaliation: 5 s
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- 0Fury: 4 sRetaliation: 5 s
- 0Fury: 4 sRetaliation: 5 s
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- 0Fury: 4 sRetaliation: 5 s
- 0Fury: 4 sRetaliation: 5 s
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- Pull¾Pull your foes to you.Leash Range: 600Range: 900
- 0Fury: 4 sRetaliation: 5 s
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- 0Fury: 4 sRetaliation: 5 s
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- 0Fury: 4 sRetaliation: 5 s
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- 0Fury: 4 sRetaliation: 5 s
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- 0Fury: 4 sRetaliation: 5 s
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- 0Fury: 4 sRetaliation: 5 s
Weapon and Skill Details
Greatsword is your burst weapon. Scepter focus is for kiting an pressuring foes, baiting their dodges and waitinf for an oportunity to imob them.
Meditations are key to this build time them well.
try and save Virtue of resolve for as long as you can, and when you are finaly down to using renewed focus at 9/10 cast time use it, this will mean you ahve been passivly regenerating health the entire time. Ovcourse if you need to clense and you ahve used Your4 other clenses go ahead ( focus 4, shelter-smite traited, smite, and contemplation)
Traits
Radiance
- Justice is BlindWhen activating Virtue of Justice, nearby foes are blinded
- Inner FireGain fury for 8 seconds when you strike a foe that has 3 or more stacks of burning. This effect has a 10 second cooldown.
- Right-Hand StrengthCritical hit chance with one-handed weapons is increased by 15%. Sword abilities have 20% reduced recharge.
- Healer’s RetributionGain retaliation for 5 seconds when using a heal skill.
- Renewed JusticeVirtue of Justice is renewed when you kill a foe.
- Wrath of JusticeStriking an enemy with justice’s active effect triggers signet of wrath’s active ability.
- Radiant FireGain zealot’s flame when you critically hit an enemy. Burning duration to enemies is increased. Torch abilities recharge 20% faster.
- RetributionGain 10% increased damage while under the effects of retaliation.
- Radiant PowerAttacks against burning foes have a 10% increased chance to critically hit.
- Amplified WrathBurning damage is increased by 15%. Blocking an attack burns the attacker for 2 seconds. This effect has a 1 second internal cooldown.
- Perfect InscriptionsGain light aura for 3 seconds when activating a signet. Signets recharge 20% faster and have 20% increased passive effects.
- Radiant RetaliationRetaliation damage scales from condition damage instead of power.
Virtues
- Inspired VirtueVirtues apply the following boons to allies when activated: Justice: 3 stacks of might for 5 seconds. Resolve: 5 seconds of regeneration. Courage: 5 seconds of protection.
- Unscathed ContenderDeal 20% more damage while under the effects of aegis.
- Retaliatory SubconsciousGain 3 seconds of retaliation and 4 seconds of aegis when stunned, dazed, knocked back, pulled, knocked down, sunk, floated, launched, taunted or inflicted with fear.
- Master of ConsecrationsConsecrations last 20% longer and have 20% reduced recharge.
- Virtue of RetributionGain retaliation for 3 seconds when you activate a virtue. Retaliation you applies lasts 25% longer.
- Supreme JusticeVirtue of Justice causes burning with 3 strikes instead of 5. When activating virtue of justice, burning duration is increased by 1 second.
- Absolute ResolutionActivating virtue of resolve removes 3 conditions from nearby allies. Virtue of Resolve’s passive effect is stronger.
- Glacial HeartCritical hits with hammer chill enemies for 3 seconds. Hammer abilities have 20% reduced recharge.
- Power of the VirtuousDeal 1% extra damage for each boon you have. Virtues recharge 15% faster.
- Permeating WrathVirtue of Justice’s passive effect no longer only burns your target, but also burns the area around your target each time it activates.
- Battle PresenceNearby allies gain virtue of resolve’s passive effect.
- Indomitable CourageActivating virtue of courage breaks stun and grants 3 stacks of stability for 4 seconds to affected allies. Virtue of courage’s passive effect triggers every 30 seconds, down from 40.
Valor
- Valorous DefenseGain aegis for 5 seconds when you are struck while below 50% health.
- Strength of the FallenLose 1 condition every 10 seconds. Health degenerates 33% more slowly while downed.
- Smiter’s BoonSmite conditions when you use a healing ability.
- Focus MasteryGain 4 seconds of protection when using a focus ability. Focus abilities have a 20% reduced recharge.
- Courageous ReturnVirtue of courage is fully recharged when you revive an ally or when you rally. This effect has a 30 second internal cooldown.
- Stalwart DefenderGain 180 additional toughness while wielding a shield. Shield abilities have 20% reduced recharge.
- Strength in NumbersNearby allies gain up to 150 bonus toughness, based on your effective level. 600 radius.
- Communal DefensesGrant 5 seconds of aegis to allies when you block an attack.
- Might of the ProtectorGain 2 stacks of might for 15 seconds when you block an attack. This ability has a 1 second internal cooldown.
- Altruistic HealingApplying a boon to allies also heals you.
- Monk’s FocusUsing a meditation skill heals you and grants 4 seconds of fury to allies in a radius. Meditation skills have 20% reduced recharge.
- Retributive ArmorGain up to 250 bonus toughness (based on effective level) when blocking an attack. Gain ferocity based on 13% of your current toughness.
Trait Details
Valor and virtues-these remain the same through most medi builds.
Radience: This is key tot his build. We get almost permanent extra 10% crit chance due to +10% crit chance VS foes under the condition fire, and an extra 15% whilst using scepter, combined with fury ( 50% base+ 20% +10% +15% ) we get 95% critical chance when using scepter, this is really diabolocal, bare in mind gs 5 and 4's ticks will persist when swapping weapons so if you imob an enemy on top of you gs 4 and smite them with scepter 2 you are raining crits. This is still 80% crit chane on greatsword, which is great for dmg as well as priccing our sigils.
III. Stat Specifics & Effects
Primary Stats
- Health 14155 (+2510)
- Vitality 1251 (+251)
- Armor 2693 (+422)
- Toughness 1422 (+422)
- Attack 3594 (+1439)
- Power 2439 (+1439)
- Critical Hit 50% (+50%)
- Precision 1961 (+961)
Secondary Stats
- Agony Resistance 10 (+10)
- Boon Duration 15% (+15%)
- Condition Damage 36 (+36)
- Condition Duration 10% (+10%)
- Critical Damage 63% (+63%)
- Damage 1155 (+0%)
- Defense 1271 (+0)
- Experience from Kills 20% (+20%)
- Ferocity 945 (+945)
- Healing Power 36 (+36)
- Movement Speed 25% (+25%)
Boons
Conditions
Control
Fields & Finishers
Stat and Effect Details
Decent armor (150+ from traits) Good damagee amazing critical chance and 215% crit dmg with the food!
IV. Food, Armor, Trinkets & Upgrade Items
Food Nourishment
Power: 100
Vitality: 70
Experience from Kills: 10%
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- Power: 100
- Vitality: 70
- Experience from Kills: 10%
Utility Nourishment
Vitality: 100
Ferocity: 10
Experience from Kills: 10%
- (30min)
- Vitality: 100
- Ferocity: 10
- Experience from Kills: 10%
Armor & Runes
- Defense: 127
- Power: 63
- Vitality: 45
- Ferocity: 45
- +8 to All Stats
- Boon Duration: 5%
- +12 to All Stats
- +10% Boon Duration; +10% Condition Duration
- +16 to All Stats
- Movement Speed: 25%
- Defense: 127
- Power: 47
- Precision: 34
- Ferocity: 34
- +8 to All Stats
- Boon Duration: 5%
- +12 to All Stats
- +10% Boon Duration; +10% Condition Duration
- +16 to All Stats
- Movement Speed: 25%
- Defense: 381
- Power: 141
- Precision: 101
- Ferocity: 101
- +8 to All Stats
- Boon Duration: 5%
- +12 to All Stats
- +10% Boon Duration; +10% Condition Duration
- +16 to All Stats
- Movement Speed: 25%
- Defense: 191
- Power: 47
- Precision: 34
- Ferocity: 34
- +8 to All Stats
- Boon Duration: 5%
- +12 to All Stats
- +10% Boon Duration; +10% Condition Duration
- +16 to All Stats
- Movement Speed: 25%
- Defense: 254
- Power: 94
- Precision: 67
- Ferocity: 67
- +8 to All Stats
- Boon Duration: 5%
- +12 to All Stats
- +10% Boon Duration; +10% Condition Duration
- +16 to All Stats
- Movement Speed: 25%
- Defense: 191
- Power: 47
- Precision: 34
- Ferocity: 34
- +8 to All Stats
- Boon Duration: 5%
- +12 to All Stats
- +10% Boon Duration; +10% Condition Duration
- +16 to All Stats
- Movement Speed: 25%
Armor Stat Totals
- Defense 1271
- Power 473
- Precision 306
- Toughness 36
- Vitality 81
- Condition Damage 36
- Healing Power 36
- Ferocity 351
- Boon Duration 15%
- Condition Duration 10%
- Movement Speed 25%
Rune Bonuses
Superior Rune of the Traveler- +8 to All Stats
- Boon Duration: 5%
- +12 to All Stats
- +10% Boon Duration; +10% Condition Duration
- +16 to All Stats
- Movement Speed: 25%
Accessories & Jewels
- Precision: 5
- Agony Resistance: 5
- Precision: 5
- Agony Resistance: 5
- Precision: 5
- Agony Resistance: 5
- Precision: 5
- Agony Resistance: 5
Accessory Totals
- Power:615
- Precision:476
- Ferocity:307
- Toughness:236
- Agony Resistance:10
Weapon Set Sigils
- Weapon Strength: 1045-1155
- Power: 251
- Precision: 179
- Ferocity: 179
- Weapon Strength: -
Weapon Set I
Sigil of Superior Fire50% chance to cause flame blast on critical hit causing AoE damage. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 5s)
- Weapon Strength: 940-1060
- Power: 125
- Precision: 90
- Ferocity: 90
- Weapon Strength: 873-927
- Power: 125
- Precision: 90
- Ferocity: 90
Weapon Set II
Sigil of Superior Fire50% chance to cause flame blast on critical hit causing AoE damage. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 5s)
Sigil of Superior DoomYou deal poison on your next attack for 8 seconds after you swap to this weapon while in combat.
Upgrade Item Details
Sigils for proccing extra dmg on bursts, and doom for that condi cover for keeping your enemies imobb'ed and burning for longer 
obv that -33% health regen is nice.
V. Basic Gameplay
Kite with scepter, bait those dodges imob and burst with gs
try not to waste your medi's they are strong heals, synergise your regen with your damage to maximise their potention, the fury they give you really helps those crits.
Main Skill Rotation
There are many slight variations but this gives an idea, where the aa on scepter is this is many auto's 5-6.